Final answer:
The provided passages discuss high rents, evictions, and the power imbalance between landlords and tenants but do not contain specific suggestions by tenants to lower rent by Vicomte in the story of an 'Accused House.' The passages demonstrate the difficulties faced by tenants through emotional and statistical evidence.
Step-by-step explanation:
The passage does not directly address the suggestions made by the tenants to lower the rent by Vicomte in the story of an 'Accused House.' Instead, we have references to eviction, the struggle of tenants with high rent, and landlords' power over tenants. Desmond uses statistics to illustrate the dire situation of tenants living in poverty, showing that policy-driven solutions are necessary to address the problem of high rents.
Landlords' actions toward tenants, as mentioned in the provided text, display the landlords' power to evict and control the living conditions of the tenants, often without consideration for the tenant's financial difficulties or well-being.
It is important to note that none of the provided passages discuss the Vicomte or tenants' specific suggestions for lowering the rent in a story entitled 'Accused House', and they do not directly support any of the answer choices provided by the student.